Awesome ride! I think was a good choice on the size too, the flex from a little longer seatpost it's always nice for our old bodies, cheers from Barcelona.
AIUI you can fit the HY-RD callipers into an existing Spyre set-up. The HY-RD callipers are hydraulic actuated yet operated by a mechanical cable, making them the best of both worlds and cheaper than replacing the whole system and cheaper than full hydraulics. As the Spyre pushes one brake pad onto the rotor and which in turn then pushes the rotor onto the opposing brake pad, whereas the HY-RD pushes both brake pads onto the rotor equally from both sides at the same time.
Put sum specialized sawtooths if you can find them or pathfinder pros if you wanna go faster , I have them on all my bikes including my gorilla & a setback seatpost , have fun
nice vid, i just ordered the 55, im also 180 cm tall but my inseam is only 80 may 81cm. I hope i got the right size. you think i should have gone with the 52cm?
Which velocity blunts you running? I am looking at building a wheelset for my gorilla and i want to do the blunt ss but im worried about their durability as i do use it for trails
I think they're just called velocity blunt SS but I'll try to look into it for you. The hubs are novatec and I'd definitely get something more name brand there... I'm personally a big fan of Shimano hubs
nice review! what seperates an mtb crankset from a road/gravel crankset - besides the number of tooth on the chainring? (let's assume 38t is still roadish, somehow and below 38t is mtb-ish already). thx!
There are two things I can think of off of the top of my head, one is that there is less choice in crank arm length with MTB cranks, they are typically available in 170 or 175mm but road cranks are also available in 172.5mm. The other thing is that MTB cranks have a larger Q factor which means that they are 'wider' (the pedals are farther apart) which apparently makes them less efficient for cycling long distances.
@@egorant Also thought afterwards that road cranksets normally use an integrated spider and are 2x or 3x, MTB cranksets are more likely to be 1x and use direct mount chainrings but there is a lot of overlap
It's really good on roads! Obviously not a road bike but I think it's perfect as an all around bike. I haven't felt like it was sluggish or anything... I think the riding position helps too, it feels much more efficient than a mountain bike.
Awesome ride! I think was a good choice on the size too, the flex from a little longer seatpost it's always nice for our old bodies, cheers from Barcelona.
AIUI you can fit the HY-RD callipers into an existing Spyre set-up. The HY-RD callipers are hydraulic actuated yet operated by a mechanical cable, making them the best of both worlds and cheaper than replacing the whole system and cheaper than full hydraulics. As the Spyre pushes one brake pad onto the rotor and which in turn then pushes the rotor onto the opposing brake pad, whereas the HY-RD pushes both brake pads onto the rotor equally from both sides at the same time.
Put sum specialized sawtooths if you can find them or pathfinder pros if you wanna go faster , I have them on all my bikes including my gorilla & a setback seatpost , have fun
Great video! It’s a really really nice bike 👍
yeah thats my dream bike right there
nice vid, i just ordered the 55, im also 180 cm tall but my inseam is only 80 may 81cm. I hope i got the right size. you think i should have gone with the 52cm?
Nope I think you're probably good with the 55!
Is there not a large amount of overlap between this and your Faran?
Indeed I think the trail is the only thing setting them apart (the Faran being a low trail bike)
Do your toes hit the front tire? Toe lap?
No I didn't really have that problem with this bike
Which velocity blunts you running? I am looking at building a wheelset for my gorilla and i want to do the blunt ss but im worried about their durability as i do use it for trails
I think they're just called velocity blunt SS but I'll try to look into it for you. The hubs are novatec and I'd definitely get something more name brand there... I'm personally a big fan of Shimano hubs
nice review! what seperates an mtb crankset from a road/gravel crankset - besides the number of tooth on the chainring? (let's assume 38t is still roadish, somehow and below 38t is mtb-ish already). thx!
There are two things I can think of off of the top of my head, one is that there is less choice in crank arm length with MTB cranks, they are typically available in 170 or 175mm but road cranks are also available in 172.5mm. The other thing is that MTB cranks have a larger Q factor which means that they are 'wider' (the pedals are farther apart) which apparently makes them less efficient for cycling long distances.
@@spinningtrue interesting - q-factor... makes sense, thank you!
@@egorant Also thought afterwards that road cranksets normally use an integrated spider and are 2x or 3x, MTB cranksets are more likely to be 1x and use direct mount chainrings but there is a lot of overlap
@@spinningtruethank you
how is it on road? i’m looking at a used one but afraid i ride too much hard surfaces for this beast?
It's really good on roads! Obviously not a road bike but I think it's perfect as an all around bike. I haven't felt like it was sluggish or anything... I think the riding position helps too, it feels much more efficient than a mountain bike.
Hi. What is the size the bike
He said the frame was a 52cm. Maybe a bit small.
The size should be stamped on the bottom of the bottom bracket, flip the bike upside down and take a look
Nice